StudioCanal has announced that a special 40th anniversary 4K restoration of the cult 1980 sci-fi adventure Flash Gordon is set to arrive on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD in the UK this August. The new restoration was scanned from the original 35mm negative, with over 500 hours of manual restoration to repair serious damage and colour […]
Comic icons to team up in Archie Meets Flash Gordon
Archie Comics has announced that the galaxy’s greatest hero will be saving Earth once again this June with a little help from the Riverdale gang in the one-shot sci-fi comedy adventure Archie Meets Flash Gordon from writer Jeff Parker (Archie Meets Batman ’66) and artists Dan Parent (Archie Meets the B52s) and Rich Koslowski (Archie […]
Gordon’s Alive! Boss Fight Studios unveils new Flash Gordon action figure
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the cult 1980 sci-fi adventure movie Flash Gordon, Boss Fight Studios has unveiled its 1/18th scale Hero H.A.C.K.S. Flash Gordon action figure which comes with a collectible metal lunch box. The first in a line of mixed movie and comic book action figures, it is available to pre-order […]
Taika Waititi to bring Flash Gordon to the big screen with animated movie
With his stop-motion Bubbles the chimpanzee project scrapped for obvious reasons, Taiki Waititi is looking to scratch the animation itch with Fox/Disney’s proposed Flash Gordon reboot. According to Deadline, the Thor: Raganrok director will tackle the multicoloured space opera of Flash Gordon. The report suggests that he’s signing on to write and direct, but as […]
Gordon’s Alive! Overlord helmer to write and direct Flash Gordon film
After its proposed reboot with director Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) fizzled out, 20th Century Fox is set to take another crack at bringing Flash Gordon back to the big screen with the studio enlisting Overlord director Julius Avery to write and direct a new take on the iconic pulp hero. Details on the project […]
The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok trailer, Ant-Man and the Wasp villain revealed, Justice League marketing blitz, James Cameron slams Wonder Woman again and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers 4, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Black Panther, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Punisher, Runaways, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Justice League, Flashpoint, Nightwing, Wonder Woman, The Joker, Aquaman, Suicide […]
Thor: Ragnarok cameo possibly revealed, Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek movie, why Batman v. Superman failed critically and more – Daily News Roundup
THOR: RAGNAROK CAMEO Weekly Planet podcast and CosmicBookNews are both reporting and speculating on two potential cameos for Thor: Ragnarok who will appear in a scene on Asgard where a play is recounting the events of the first Thor movie. We won’t post them here for fear or spoilers, so you’ll have to click here. ANT-MAN […]
Matthew Vaughn in talks to direct Flash Gordon
It looks like 20th Century Fox has found a director for its Flash Gordon reboot, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, Kingsman: The Secret Service) is in talks with the studio about helming the film. SEE ALSO: Sam J. Jones wants to reprise the role of Flash Gordon for sequel […]
Matthew Vaughn thinks Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Wars may have killed his Flash Gordon reboot
Back in April of 2015, it was announced that Matthew Vaughn had signed on to direct a reboot of Flash Gordon for 20th Century Fox. We’ve heard very little about the project since, but in an interview with Collider to promote the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Vaughn has confirmed that he is still […]
Guardians of the Galaxy and Its Exploitation Influences
Ben Robins on Guardians of the Galaxy and its exploitation influences… Exploitation is a bit of a nasty word no matter the context, and in the movie world, it usually means something cheap and in many cases, derivative. It’s never properly been defined, and doing so here without page after page of background would prove […]
